Bihar Darpan

Month: June 2022

  • Know Rahul Mishra, who secured 202nd rank in UPSC 2019 while studying in his village.

    Know Rahul Mishra, who secured 202nd rank in UPSC 2019 while studying in his village.

    Rahul Mishra, a resident of Dhurlak, a village three kilometres from Samastipur city, has passed the UPSC exam. Mishra has secured 202nd rank in the Civil Services Examination 2019. There is a celebration in his village on this mind-blowing success of Rahul

    The result of the Civil Services Examination 2019 of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has been released. The result of the Civil Services Examination is special for Bihar. Like every year, this year too, many students of Bihar have set flags of success. One such student is Rahul Mishra. Rahul’s whole village is celebrating his success. He has secured 202nd rank in Civil Services Examination 2019. This was Mishra’s second attempt.

    Dhuralak village, three kilometres from Samastipur district, remains a topic of special discussion these days. Rahul Mishra, the elder son of Bipin Mishra, the teacher of this village, has cleared civil services examination. According to Rahul Mishra, he has prepared for UPSC by the motivation of his father. Rahul is an engineering graduate from IIT. He has also worked in a multinational company for six months before starting the preparation of UPSC. The Son of Samastipur has cleared UPSC as an IAS.

    Know Rahul Mishra, who secured 202nd rank in UPSC 2019 while studying in his village.

     On his success, Rahul says, “he has worked hard for this achievement. During this whole journey my father has also provided a lot of support in this. My dad wanted me to pass the UPSC exam with a good rank, so he made a lot of efforts in my preparation, so that, I could get a good rank.”

    On the success of Rahul in UPSC 2019, his father says, “Rahul has achieved this success with strong will power and sincere dedication. Staying in the environment of the village, Rahul has done this feat. For UPSC exam, students often go to big institutions and cities, but Rahul has studied in his village itself,”

     Rahul Mishra completed his primary education from Samastipur only. Rahul completed his graduation in 2016 and worked in an MNC company for six months. Keeping in mind the desire for civil services, Rahul left the job and started preparing for UPSC

    . He started preparations by staying in his native village, where his father supported him. In his 1st attempt of Civil services examination, he did not get success, but without getting frustrated, he continued to prepare.

    Finally, he passed the UPSC exam in his second attempt. With this achievement of Rahul, the whole village is cheering. Rahul’s friends, his brother and father say that he was sharp from childhood. This is the result of his hard work. Rahul’s grandmother is also feeling happy for his grandson’s success.

  • INDUSTRIES IN BIHAR: THE CURRENT FACE

    INDUSTRIES IN BIHAR: THE CURRENT FACE

    Bihar as a state had to face various ups and downs ever since India was set free. This article explores the impact of all those years that this state had to go through in the new era of 21st Century.

    “Development of Industries pave the way for Economical Sunrise”

    Over the years of Independence, by now India started emerging as a strong face among the Developing Nation, targeting to enter the world of Developed Nations. Bihar too, having faced the turbulence in the industrial and economic front, was putting together to keep up with the entire country. 

    Major industries in bihar

    Bihar held strong to the agricultural base that it had since the pre-independence era. The state enjoys a unique location-specific influence because of its vicinity to the vast markets of eastern and northern India, admittance to ports such as Kolkata and Haldia, and to raw material sources and mineral reserves from the neighbouring states.

    The new government that took over analysed these benefits to channel along with the new policies that were set to introduce. This government gave priority to create investment opportunities for big industrial houses, investing well in the industrial growth of the state. There were proposals related to the re-establishment of sugar mills, ethanol, engineering and medical colleges and power production in the state. 

    Industries in bihar – wikipedia

    The early tenure of the new government started smooth and was seen as a ray of hope for the state of Bihar. But soon this rise in the development was challenged by the 2008 depression, followed by natural calamities like Kosi floods, furthermore weakening the state of Bihar. The waves of these calamities managed to wash away the sandcastle of Industrial development that took so long to finally shape up.

    By now Bihar and the people of Bihar had become tough. They knew how to gather the pieces and start over. But this start over was not as easy as it had already been in the past. With the population taking upsurge and the world being connected globally over strong phone networks, people started losing hope in their state’s government and did no longer believe that employment would be easy for them on the lands of their state.

    Consequently, the inflow and outflow of the population were witnessed. The people from the towns and cities migrated to ‘better off’ towns and cities in search of work, and people from villages came to the cities and towns in search of a better and uplifting lifestyle. Since the entire state was turbulent, people assumed that there would be a lot better opportunities in other states.

    Consequently, people from towns and cities along with people of villages started moving to other cities in search of work and hence to achieve the dream of more money. They managed to find work in abundance, but again the quality was compromised and hence, they either had to turn up to become migrant workers, guards, vendors etc. These people often took double, triple shifts to manage their needs in big cities and also to send money home. 

    Industrial growth in bihar

    Bihar surely appears to be coming back to the track of Industrial development, but the process needs a lot of speed. The land of Ashoka the Great, has every ounce of potential to make it up to the leading industrial hub if the investments are done properly. This state has always been a gem which is lying undiscovered. Once identified, it can prove its worth again.

    As a state with immense potential and resources on our side, a booming industrial growth is very much possible for this state has never learnt to bow down no matter how much weight you put on its shoulders. The toil and turmoil of so many years have made this state immune to fighting every calamity with a promise to shine brighter. 

  • STATE OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN BIHAR POST THE 1980s

    STATE OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN BIHAR POST THE 1980s

    More than 30 years into Independence, how did industries shape with further advancement in Bihar? How was Bihar making its way to stand with Developing India? This piece will trace the state of Industrial Growth in Bihar in the 1980s.

    “An area developing should stand strong on the roots of Industries”  

    It was nearly thirty years of India being independent, which in turn meant thirty years of owning up the industries and technologies. This was the time when India stepped up into being one of the Developing Nations, taking planned and strategic steps, trying to make a global space. 
    While the country was putting together it’s 30 years’ of growth, the state of Bihar was tiring hard to start over.

    Industrial growth in bihar

    Primarily fed on the Coal and Steel industry, Bihar saw a decline in other possibly flourishing industries. However, stats suggest that there was significant growth in the Bihar’s GDP rate, and it is said that the economy was one of the fastest-growing in the country. 

    The then 5-Year plan called for a huge amount of investment in Bihar, nearly $4 billion. Now, this translates to $12 per person if the investment is to be mapped with the then population of Bihar. Though the investments were huge, they failed to reach out to the larger mass. Economists alleged that a huge budget deficiency drove inflation, decaying the already low standard of living of the people’s poorest sections from the state.

    STATE OF INDUSTRIAL GROWTH IN BIHAR POST THE 1980s

    This can pretty much be confirmed from the scenario in agriculture. Agriculture was supposed to be the largest sector. Around the early 1980s, the government sank to invest in the production of agriculture and preferably opted to import food grains from other parts of India. This decision helped increase problems faced by agricultural workers in the late 1980s.

    Apart from the strong Agriculture base, Bihar is also known to be rich in mineral resources and forests. More than 40% of India’s coal, 32% of its bauxite, 59% of its copper, 17% of its iron ore, about 80% of its silver, and 60% of its mica comes from Bihar. Bihar and UP are also rich in mineral resources and forests.

    Economy of bihar

    More than 40% of India’s coal, 32% of its bauxite, 59% of its copper, 17% of its iron ore, about 80% of its silver, and 60% of its mica comes from Bihar. Such an extensive rich resource center would point to one to expect that Bihar would be analogously well-off as compared with other mighty states of India. Regrettably, Bihar remains to be trapped in the nets of underdevelopment.

    There have been many efforts made to reduce poverty and expediting economic growth has been the key focus in development. But these efforts were nowhere to be visible. This was primarily the result of the failed attempt at understanding and judging the causes of economic growth. Bihar stood to be different from other states in India.

    Therefore, the growth pattern in other states did not apply to Bihar. It needed some alterations and modifications simply because of the demographical diversity that exists in Bihar. 

    There was a prolonged hindrance in the path of development in Bihar. Not only the industries but the economy as a whole was decreasing instead of growing. Many would point out the corruption that was instilled in the political front, but none of us can deny the fact that true potential of Bihar’s industries and agriculture has been kept under the eye of ignorance.

    There was a false lens of pride which made people and politicians brag with dignity about their state Bihar without actually giving it a chance to grow on its roots.

    Bihar had the potential to grow like a lotus in the mud, but the negligence that our state faced right from the start managed only to reduce it to Mud. Consequently, a potential high yielder bagged the tag of underdeveloped state. 

  • INDUSTRIES IN BIHAR IN COLONIAL TIMES

    INDUSTRIES IN BIHAR IN COLONIAL TIMES

    The onset of Industries has been brought in the time when India was a colony. This piece explores the unheard saga of the Industries in Bihar in the colonial times.

    ‘Industry is the Soul of Business and the Keystone of prosperity’

    -Charles Dickens

    India as a country began assembling under the English Colonial Umbrella from the mid 19th Century. How could Bihar- a state from North/East be exempted from colonization? Though the British Raj is remembered for its oppressive behaviour, we sure can give credits for the setup and development of Industries that was done by them. 

    Talking of Bihar, did the setting up of Industries benefit the state? Did it ever go down as it was planned? 

    Major industries in bihar

    Industries in Bihar in Colonial times was just on papers. A part of the Bengal Presidency (along with parts of Orissa) till as late as 1911 and Bihar was excluded from even the passing goods of colonisation. Since all development was focussed around Calcutta, Bihar remained as rural as it had been for centuries. The land of the Mauryas, the land of the Golden age was thrown to the thick dark clouds of underdevelopment.  

    Other than setting up industries in parts of Bihar which had excellent trade routes, the Colonizers decided to re-orient Bihar’s agriculture to attend to foreign markets, paying very little interest to local affairs. New laws such as the Permanent Settlement not only leveraged centuries-old casteist-feudal structures but made them even more exploitative in nature. 

    Manufacturing industries in bihar

    Largely agriculture-based town and villages of Bihar were far from the league of Industry Set Up in the early 20th Century. Since the state already had a significant set of small scale industries which were entirely put by the locals, Bihar saw a rise in the same by a very meagre margin.

    Medieval history of bihar

    The Babu Sahabs who were fascinated with the small scale industry products like Bangles, handmade fans contributed to the business growth in the region. These small-scale enterprises were directly contributing to the self-sustainability of the villages and towns.

    The famous cities of Bihar such as Magadh (Gaya), Patliputra, Sitamarhi, Purnea, Bhagalpur, Chhapra, Ara acted as prime areas for the development of the state economy on a whole.

    Although with the arrival of the external trading forces and successive invasions as well as the internal weaknesses, the village economy began to debase. The so-called elite started replicating the better and original goods produced in the state. The cheaply available British finished products such as clothes made the rural economy to deteriorate.

     The regional market of various towns of Bihar had a well-acquired name throughout the country until all the goods were started off being made with the help of big machines and in the newly set up factories. The cheap price of those goods brought down on the beautifully crafted products and the reason why even the small scale industries had to face a downfall.

    Not able to bear this downfall financially, the people started moving towards the last resort that would help them earn their bread and butter- Agriculture. 

    Industrial growth in bihar

     Twenty years into the new century, Bihar failed to rise as an Industry settlement in India and was merely known as a wheat-producing state. The people of Bihar thus were deprived of the massive employment opportunity these industries and factories would make flow. 

     This very foundation of setting up of new technology was not offered to Bihar, making the state a crippled economy for the adversities to come in future.

  • Every Festival Tells A Story || Festivals of Bihar

    Every Festival Tells A Story

    Bihar has a plethora of festivals, except Chhath Puja and we Biharis celebrate each one of them with full devotion.

    India is a land of diverse rich cultures which makes her different from other nations. Every state and region is known for some or the other such specialization or any unique feature and there comes Bihar, beholding a small India in itself. Bihar has a plethora of colorful festivals and some of which are not so known yet.

    Festivals of Bihar

    Bihar is a province of rich history and tract of festivals as well. The people here, do not hesitate to celebrate any occasion, which brings happiness to them or proves their love, concern and devotion. Amid the country going urbanized, Bihar still holds the roots of our spirituality and culture within. Every festival here is celebrated with tremendous zeal, incitement, elation and devotion.

    That’s why it doesn’t matter wherever a Bihari moves in pursuit of job or studies, but could not afford to miss the Bihari festivals and the way Bihar celebrates any festival.
    So, here is a list of the festivals, celebrated in Bihar, you must know about :

    Satuani

    A ritual, which marks the inception of summer and the entry of the Sun from Pisces into Aries, according to the Hindu calendar. It happens between the months of Chaitra and Baisakh and is celebrated with all reverence and trust among Hindus. The name Satuani comes from “sattu” or roasted chickpea flour, so on this day, after having holy bath and performing all customs, people eat sattu, aam tikola, pickles and onion.

    Vat-Savitri

    The Vat-Savitri puja is dedicated to Savitri, who saved her husband’s (Satyavan) life and got him back from Yama, the God of Death, under the Banyan tree. Therefore, with all veneration, the married Hindu women, on this day observe fast and pray for long life of their husbands. They wake up early, take bath, adorn themselves and go to the Banyan tree.

    After performing all the rituals, they tie a red-n-yellow ceremonial thread around the Banyan tree and offer Prasad.

    Godhan

    Being celebrated on the 2nd day after Diwali, it is Bhai dooj for other states but for Biharis, it is Godhan. In Bihar, this brother-sister bond is celebrated in an all different way. Ladies of a similar area congregate together at a place, enclosing a large rectangular structure of cowdung.

    This rectangular structure includes figures like Yama(the God of death) and his sister Yami (riverYamuna) in between, others are- ants, scorpions, snakes etc., all made of cowdung. The ladies first curse their brothers to die and then repent for it by piercing their tongues with a rengni kaanta.

    They tell stories related to the festival, sing folk songs, make garlands of cotton, which they crush on the cowdung’s made structures with a moosal and pray for their brothers’ long lives.

    Jitiya

    This festival celebrates the altruistic love of mother as they hold Nirjala fast throughout the day and night for well-being of her children. As per the Hindu lunar calendar, Jitiya is observed on the 8th day of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin. In this, the mothers of the same area join in for the puja at a common place and perform all the rituals, listens to katha related to the festival and pray for their children’s long life.

    Teej

    Teej is counted among the most religious festivals, dedicated to Goddess Parvati and her marriage with Lord Shiva. As Hindu mythology says, Goddess Parvati observed this fasting to marry Lord Shiva and after the puja, Lord Shiva took notice of her love and devotion.

    So the Hindu women, following the liturgy with full adoration not eat anything and pray for long life of their husbands and their togetherness. They even offer delicacies and sing religious songs in front of Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva.

    Sama-Chakeva

    The festival, especially belonging to Mithila region, is celebrated during winter season, starting from the 7th day of the Kartik and ending on Kartik Purnima. It has a mythological importance- once Lord Krishna’s daughter, Sama was falsely accused and punished by her father for a wrong doing.

    She was turned into a bird but her brother, Chakeva’s love and sacrifice eventually allowed to regain her human form. So, the festival commemorates the bond of brother and sister and also welcomes the birds, migrating from Himalayas towards the plains. Girls welcome the advent of the migratory birds by singing Mithila’s famous Sama songs and make their colorful clay idols.

    Chhath

    The most ancient, prominent and purest festival of Hindus in Bihar, celebrated in the month of Kartik, according to Hindu calendar. The word “chhath” means sixth in maithili and bhojpuri languages. So as the name says, it is celebrated 6 days after Diwali. This 4 days’  festival is committed to Lord Sun, his wives Devi Usha and Pratyusha, the Vedic Goddess of Dawn and Dusk respectively and Shashthi Mata (Chhathi maiya).

    Every Festival Tells A Story

    We thank and worship them for sustaining life on Earth and request to grant certain wishes. The person who performs Chhath, called Parvati, has to follow many rituals – holy bathing, abstaining from drinking water, fasting till the last Arghya, carrying suup to offer Prasad  and Arghya to the setting and rising Sun while standing in water(ghat).

  • Why? | Sushant’s case matters

    Why? | Sushant’s case matters

    After Continuous allegations by Bihar Police and counter allegations by Mumbai Police, the 2 month long controversy of jurisdiction has come to an end when Supreme Court  announced that the CBI will take over the probe of Sushant Singh Rajput.

    Sushant’s case matters

    Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead inside his apartment on June 14 after which the death was cited as a suicide case under 20 minutes. Several mental health campaigns were started by big celebs by citing the actor’s death as an example and how mental health should be considered as a serious issue.

    Social Media was suddenly flooded with mental health experts and therapists for a few days. Although , this is a good news that people are more aware of this serious issue, it must not be a short lived campaign like other social media initiatives.

    Aftermath of the death

    One cannot deny the fact that Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation was not only about giving justice to the late actor. Instead, It was a malicious game of allegations between Bihar Police, Mumbai Police, Bihar government, Maharashtra government, sushant’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and many more.

    It later even involved the actor’s late manager Disha Salian who also allegedly commited suicide some days before the actor’s death.

    Mumbai police had not even filed any FIR till this date related to Sushant’s death but when Bihar Police arrived in Mumbai to investigate the death on the basis of FIR filed in patna by the actor’s father, Mumbai Police not only refused to share evidences and reports but also obstructed in the investigation being done by Patna Police.

    When IPS Vinay Tiwari arrived in Mumbai to probe the matter, BMC quarantined him by citing rules and guidelines, but the four policemen who had also arrived in Mumbai from Patna were not quarantined by the BMC. This clearly states that some secrets and evidences are hidden from the public and some powerful people will go all the length to keep those secrets hidden.

    There are many protocols and SOPs which must be followed in these situations which were not followed, Patna Police team were mishandled and they were not allowed to talk to the press. There were many videos which were going viral in the social media which assures the above claims.

    This whole matter was cleverly redirected from finding truth of the actor’s death to Bihar Police vs Mumbai Police to Maharashtrians vs Biharis so the people responsible had enough time to clear evidences and to set their story straight. The statements which were said by Maharashtra ministers were aimed to divide the public support for CBI in the case and atleast have the popular support of maharashtrians  by directing the criticism on Maharashtra Police.

    When CBI took over

    When CBI started its investigation, it found many lapses which were done deliberately and had many missing links which should not be the case if it was a suicide like CCTV footage were missing from the building, all the case files of Disha case were ‘mistakenly deleted’ when Patna Police were trying to find any link between Disha Salian’s and Sushant’s case, Kotak Mahindra Bank(Bandra) did not provide proper account and transaction details when Patna Police team arrived at the bank.

    Mumbai Police only filed a death report but not any FIR, Mumbai Police did some investigation but it could be clearly identified that it was only because of the public uproar. The mainstream media did not even raised any questions (either from political pressures or no potential TRP attraction) like why Mumbai Police was arbitrarily questioning random producers and actors instead of following the thread which was clearly visible(as CBI found out later).

    Only Republic TV stood out among all of the media houses. Even if people do not agree with Arnab Goswami or do not like the way he hosts his show, he should be praised for bringing the actual matter into public sight, although it could be said that he is continuously highlighting the case because of  his past conflicts with Shiv Sena.

    The Channel(Rep. TV) unearthed many evidences which led to massive public demand for proper investigation by CBI. Mumbai police has been always seen as heroes by people all over the country , but the police department could be seen acting under some kind of political pressure or trying to hide some things to protect some people.

    Impact of upcoming Bihar Elections

    Bihar DGP Gupteshwar pandey was continuously in national headlines in this case and it did not seemed like he was only there for the case. Normally, police department officers are not in news other than when they brief media about new updates in a case but he was seen in many TV debates. Common people hardly saw him doing TV debates in any other local case.

    This can be easily explained because he had political ambitions since a long time as he once gave VRS from his service to contest elections. Bihar elections are few months away and maybe he was reaching out to the voters and announcing his existence to common people so if he decides to fulfill his wish and start a political career, he would have a significant advantage and Bihar would also have better chances at rapid development if people clearing UPSC represented the common people.

    If the Bihar elections were not so near, it can be said with full confidence that this case would not get such political backing or politicians would never demand CBI for SSR. All the political figures or media houses were raising their voice for Sushant Singh Rajput to get a share of the credit and to come in good light of the people.

    Those who actually made the difference were common people and not driven by personal gains but to get justice for an AIR 7 ranker genius who followed his dreams despite having a comfortable engineering career ahead of him.

    CBI is currently investigating the case therefore the information may need to be updated.

  • Bihar has Dirtiest Cities in India

    Bihar has 6/10 Dirtiest Cities in India

    The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, on Thursday, announced the results of Swachh Survekshan 2020. Not very surprisingly, but definitely quite alarmingly, 6 cities among the top 10 Dirtiest cities in India, with a population less than 10 lakhs are from Bihar. The state’s capital Patna has come out as the dirtiest city in India with more than 1 million population. Check the list here:

    Bihar has Dirtiest Cities in India

    Bihar is amongst the bottom ranks in almost all the major parameters that are accounted for in the traditional or the more recent view of development. Bihar ranks the last (36th) in the Human Development Index (HDI) among all the states and UTs in India (HDI-2018). Despite being a non-industrial state, the fact that we are at the lowest position in cleanliness is not just worrisome but also shameful for us.

    These stats, accompanied by the poor law and order situation are picked up by groups that have, since aeons demeaned Biharis and their stereotype of presenting Bihar as some filthy, lawless, anarchical piece of land gets reinforced.

    The political neglect and henceforth, faulty and lukewarm implementation of laws such as the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Green Skill Development Programme, Toilets before temples(?) Namami Gange Programme, and myriad others inherently have been a causative factor in the long-prevalent poor state.

    We, however, are no less a culprit for we choose to shrug off our responsibilities, with the usual ‘Oh! It’s the government’ cliché. And to elect our netas, we analyse everything including their caste, creed, religion, colour, gender, ethnicity but their commitment to work.

    It’s fine to lose trust in the government/ state machinery because pollution seemingly never was an issue of concern for them. Subsequent governments showed a similar apathy towards administering the grave issue of cleanliness. 

    Firstpost states, ‘The progress of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-hyped programme to make the country open defecation free (ODF) under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) has been lackadaisical in Bihar,’ In Patna, only 27.40 percent of the rural area is ODF (Open Defecation Free), as per Swacch Bharat Mission website (2019). There have been instances of impractical grants to missions for alleviating pollution; there’s no check done whatsoever.

    The 28-days Swachh Survekshan 2020 survey covered 4,242 cities, 62 cantonment boards and 97 Ganga towns. In its category, Bihar has secured the last lank, amongst 12 states. Jharkhand has bagged the first position amongst the cleanest state with less than 100 cities.

    It’s also grievous to see that Bhagalpur, a Smart City is the 4th most polluted city with a population under 10 lakhs. Indore became the cleanest city for the fourth consecutive year. It is followed by Surat. Navi Mumbai is 3rd in the same list. Varanasi was declared as the cleanest Ganga town.

    There’s a limit to how far we can brush aside our responsibilities. Now that we have known how ineffective the ones yielding power can be, let’s try being Aatmanirbhar, at least for the cleanliness of our own area. We ought to work collectively organizing cleanliness drives in small target areas.

    The least that we can do; and the idea is repeated quite often; is to stop throwing garbage at places where they shouldn’t be disposed off. Bihar doesn’t profound in industrial wastes. All other forms of wastes can be brought under control through easy, cognitive human efforts. The government might make Utopian plans that’d never be executed. We, however, have the dynamism to be the agents of social and environmental change.

    It’s the civilian and not the government that constitutes the majority. If all the residents of the 7 cities that have scored abysmally in terms of cleanliness work diligently in one accord, aiming not to see their respective cities in the dirtiest city list, decent milestones in the next Swachh Survekshan are bound to be achieved. 

    • The Times of India (2020, August 21). And the dirtiest cities of India are…, The Times of India.
    • Yadav, Anubhavi (2020, August 20). Swachh Survekshan 2020: Check out 10 dirtiest cities of the country, Times Now.
    • Rajshekhar, M. (2017, July 25). State wrap: Bihar is struggling with development while communal cracks grow wider. The Scroll
    • Zee Media Bureau (2020, August 21). Indore cleanest, Patna dirtiest city in country; learning lessons for Delhi and Chennai. Zee News
    • FPJ Webdesk (2020, August 21). Six of 10 dirtiest cities in India are from Bihar, Lalu wonders if Nitish will still blame him, Free Press Journal
    • Singh, Atyasha, Mishra Ramakant (2019, January 10). Swachh Bharat Mission in Bihar stumbling due to govt corruption and slow construction of toilets, say villagers, Firstpost

  • नालंदा में 15 हजार घरों की बिजली होगी गुल, जानें क्यों…

    नालंदा न्यूज (Nalanda News) | बिजली बिल (Pending Electricity Bill Nalanda) जमा नहीं करने वाले गांवों की बिजली जल्द ही गुल होने वाली है. “बिजली बिल नहीं तो बिजली नहीं” योजना पर साउथ बिहार पावर डिस्ट्रीब्यूशन कंपनी (South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited) ने काम करना शुरू कर दिया है.

    इस योजना की खास बात यह होगी कि बिजली जमा (Pending Electricity Bill Nalanda) नहीं करने वाले उपभोक्ता की नहीं, बल्कि उस इलाके की बिजली काट दी जायेगी. इसके लिए बकायदा बिजली कंपनी द्वारा वैसे गांवों में माइक से प्रचार किया जायेगा और लोगों को बिजली बिल जमा करने के लिए प्रेरित भी किया जायेगा.

    इसके लिए फीडर वाइज बकाया बिजली बिल नहीं जमा करने वाले गांवों का रोस्टर तैयार किया गया है. तैयार रोस्टर के अनुसार नालंदा जिले (Nalanda District) के करीब 140 गांवों के 15 हजार उपभोक्ताओं पर लाखों रुपये का बिजली बिल बकाया है. इन उपभोक्ताओं के द्वारा बिजली बिल का भुगतान नहीं किया जा रहा है. 

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    ऐसे गांवों में चंडी प्रखंड के 10 गांव, नगरनौसा प्रखंड के 4 गांव, थरथरी प्रखंड के 7, अस्थावां प्रखंड के 6 गांव, बिंद प्रखंड के 6 गांव, सरमेरा प्रखंड के 2 गांव, नूरसराय प्रखंड के 19 गांव सहित बिहारशरीफ प्रखंड के करीब दर्जन भर गांव शामिल है. इन सभी 140 गांवों के करीब 15 हजार उपभोक्ताओं के पास काफी दिनों से बिजली बिल बकाया है.

    चार-पांच दिनों में बिजली बिल जमा नहीं करने वाले गांवों के बिजली काटने का शुरू होगा अभियान

    बिजली कंपनी के कार्यपालक अभियंता ग्रामीण अमित कुमार ने बताया कि पिछले दिनों कंपनी के सीएमडी के साथ हुई बैठक में यह निर्देश दिया गया था कि ‘बिल नहीं तो बिजली नहीं. इस निर्देश के आलोक में जिला के बिजली कंपनी के वरीय अधिकारियों से लेकर कनीय अधिकारी लगातार गांवों का भ्रमण कर रहे हैं तथा बिजली बिल नहीं जमा करने वाले उपभोक्ताओं को बिल जमा करने के लिए प्रेरित कर रहे हैं.

    इसके बावजूद बड़ी संख्या में उपभोक्ता बिजली बिल जमा नहीं कर पा रहे हैं. ऐसे में बिजली कंपनी के पास बिजली काटने की सिवा और कोई चारा दिखाई नहीं पड़ता है. उन्होंने बकाया बिजली बिल वाले उपभोक्ताओं से अपना बकाया बिजली बिल अविलंब जमा करने की अपील की है.

    उन्होंने कहा है कि कंपनी बिजली खरीद कर उपभोक्ताओं के घरों तक पहुंचा रही है. बिजली बिल जमा नहीं करने से कंपनी के पास बिजली खरीदने के लिए पैसे नहीं है. बड़ी मात्रा में बिजली बिल के बकाया रहने से यह स्थिति उत्पन्न हुई है. उन्होंने उपभोक्ताओं से समय पर बिजली बिल जमा करने की अपील की, जिससे कार्रवाई से बचा जा सके.

    Nalanda से जुड़े ताजा अपडेट के लिए हमें फेसबुक पर लाइक और ट्विटर पर फॉलो करें।

    नालंदा रिपोर्टर टेलीग्राम पर भी उपलब्ध है। यहां क्लिक करके आप सब्सक्राइब कर सकते हैं।

    यह रिपोर्ट मूल रूप से प्रभात खबर दैनिक अख़बार में पहले प्रकशित की जा चुकी है.

  • नालंदा जिले के दस प्रखंडों में मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति का जल्द होगा चुनाव

    नालंदा न्यूज (Nalanda News) | नालंदा जिले के विभिन्न प्रखंडों में निबंधित प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समितियों (Fisheries Cooperation Committee) का निर्वाचन जल्द कराया जाएगा. उक्त आशय की जानकारी जिला सहकारिता पदाधिकारी (District Co-Operation Officer Nalanda) सत्येंद्र कुमार प्रसाद ने दी.

    उन्होंने बताया कि जिले के 10 प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समितियों के प्रबंध कार्यकारिणी का निर्वाचन की प्रक्रिया शुरू हो गई है. निर्वाचन प्राधिकार को जिले से निर्वाचन के लिए प्रस्ताव उपलब्ध कराया गया था. 

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    प्रस्ताव मिलने के बाद बिहार राज्य निर्वाचन प्राधिकार (Bihar State Election Authority) के द्वारा जिला पदाधिकारी नालंदा (DM Nalanda) को मुख्य निर्वाचन पदाधिकारी जबकि प्रखंड विकास पदाधिकारियों को निर्वाचन पदाधिकारी के रूप में प्रतिनियुक्त किया गया है. निर्वाचन प्राधिकार के निर्देशानुसार जिले के 10 प्रखंड मत्स्य जीवी सहयोग समितियों की मतदाता सूची का प्रकाशन भी कर दिया गया है.

    अब 10 जून तक मतदाता सूची पर मतदाताओं से आपत्तियां ली जाएगी. प्राप्त आपत्तियों को सुधार कर फिर 13 जून तक अंतिम रूप से मतदाता सूची का प्रकाशन कर दिया जाएगा. जिला सहकारिता पदाधिकारी ने बताया कि अंतिम रूप से मतदाता सूची प्रकाशित किए जाने के बाद निर्वाचन प्राधिकार के द्वारा निर्वाचन की तिथि निर्धारित की जाएगी. उन्होंने बताया कि प्रखंडों में निर्वाचन से संबंधित सभी तैयारियां की जा रही है.

    नालंदा मे इन प्रखंडों के मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समितियों में चुनाव

    एकंगरसराय प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति
    बिंद प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति
    रहुई प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति
    राजगीर मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति
    सिलाव प्रखंड मत्स्य जीवी सहयोग समिति
    हरनौत प्रखंड मत्स्य जीवी सहयोग समिति
    नगरनौसा प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति
    बेन प्रखंड मत्स्यजीवी सहयोग समिति
    परवलपुर मत्स्य जीवी सहयोग समिति
    थरथरी प्रखंड मत्स्य जीवी सहयोग

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    नालंदा रिपोर्टर टेलीग्राम पर भी उपलब्ध है। यहां क्लिक करके आप सब्सक्राइब कर सकते हैं।